VARCHAR to DECIMAL

Question

I want to convert a varchar(max) column to decimal(10,4).

When I try to use cast or convert I am getting an arit

Answer 1

create function [Sistema].[fParseDecimal]
(
    @Valor nvarchar(4000)
)
returns decimal(18, 4) as begin
    declare @Valores table (Valor varchar(50));

    insert into @Valores values (@Valor);

    declare @Resultado decimal(18, 4) = (select top 1 
        cast('' as xml).value('sql:column("Valor") cast as xs:decimal ?', 'decimal(18, 4)')
    from @Valores);
    
    return @Resultado;
END